Monday, Apr. 17, 2023–9:38 a.m. -News Release- Volunteers contributed 19,384 hours of their time in 2022 to improve the experience of patients and visitors at Atrium Health Floyd’s healthcare facilities. April 16 marks the beginning of National Volunteer Week when Floyd recognizes its Good Samaritans, outstanding volunteers who give of their time and talents. Depending…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2023–4:31 p.m. -WEIS Radio- Well, the boat made it into Weiss Lake, but unfortunately, it didn’t end there. According to Cedar Bluff Police Chief Brody Moses – all of the trailer – and most of the truck wound up way wetter than expected when everything went into the water at about 6:00…… Continue Reading
Monday, Mar. 20, 2023–6:48 p.m. -News Release- Visitor limits are being removed in most Atrium Health Floyd locations as COVID-19 and flu infection rates continue to decline. That means that beginning today, Monday, March 20, most adult and pediatric patients admitted to Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center, Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center and Atrium…… Continue Reading
Sunday, Mar. 19, 2023–12:00 a.m. -News Release- Drew Dempsey has been named assistant vice president of strategy, planning and medical group operations at Atrium Health Floyd. A Floyd teammate since 2009, Dempsey has served in a variety of management roles including Physician Billing, Family Medicine Residency, Information Services and Technology, Project Management and Strategic Planning.…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2023–8:07 a.m. -John Bailey, Rome News-Tribune- The trial for one of the three men accused in the May 2020 killing of half-sisters Vanita Nicole Richardson and Truvenia Campbell, originally planned for March, has been delayed until September. According to the Rome News-Tribune, the trial for Christopher Leedarius Pullen was pushed back until…… Continue Reading
Thursday, Mar. 9, 2023–7:24 a.m. -Atrium Health Floyd news release- A smile and a kind word can go a long way. Just ask Grayson Moss, an ICU nurse at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center. The registered nurse’s demeanor meant a lot to a woman who was at the hospital during her aunt’s final days. “It’s…… Continue Reading
March 8th, 2023 – 11:35 AM Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office – According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, deputies, and an Alabama State Trooper were involved in a pursuit in the Waterloo community on Tuesday afternoon. The driver of the vehicle fled from law enforcement on multiple roads in the Broomtown and Waterloo communities before…… Continue Reading
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023–6:50 p.m. -Adam Carey, Rome News-Tribune- A parole hearing for convicted killer Judith Ann Neelley is scheduled for May in Alabama. Neelley was originally sentenced to death in the electric chair for the torture, rape, and slaying of 13-year-old Lisa Ann Millican, but her death sentence was commuted in 1999 by then…… Continue Reading
February 6th, 2023 – 3:10 PM WEIS Radio – According to a report by WEIS Radio, A mobile home fire on Highway 9 in Cherokee County AL claimed a life last Friday. The blaze was reported just south of Centre and occurred around midnight. Firefighters responded with units from Centre, Spring Creek, and Ellisville and…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023–10:03 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working with various conservation groups and the State of Georgia to expand the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest to protect forests for conservation, forestry, and recreational use. The bi-partisan effort would add new land across watersheds that provide drinking water to millions…… Continue Reading